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Thursday, May 13, 2010

WE GOT IT!!!

We finally received our SDA appointment via e-mail today!!! We are to be in Kyev, Ukraine on Monday, June 7th at 11am to begin the in-country process to bring Nadia home!!! That date is very significant since it is also my Mom's birthday! We are so excited and have already called the travel agency to start looking at flights for our trip.

We will be taking our two sons, Allen (13) and Michael (10) with us. We really agonized over whether to take Josi along as well but decided it was better all the way around to have her stay with my parents in Pennsylvania. She is VERY excited to have her grandparents, aunts and cousins all to herself while we're gone! Oh yes, A.J. the best Beagle in the world will be there too. :)

Hang on little girl! Your Mommy and Daddy are almost there to get you!!!

Congrats!! Yipee!!! So cool that it's on Mom's birthday!!! I would love to see Allen and Michael blog about their experiences over there!!!! :) We can't wait to have Josi here in PA, hope that's what will happen!! FUN!!

SOOOOO excited!!!! We are going to be in Kiev on the 7th too!!! We need to be in region on the 8th so we'll fly into Kiev on the 7th...maybe we can have Uncle Niko hook us up like he did with us and the Peele's :) You'll probably be coming home with Nadia when we come home with Sofia!

Yippee!! I'm so happy for you. It has moved sooo fast, compared with most adoptions.(I know that it doesn't feel that way for you, but any wait is too long when you are the one waiting). I'm praising God with you. I can't wait to meet Miss Nadia. Be sure I will be covering in prayer every step of the way.

Oh, I'm just overjoyed to read your news! God's timing is so perfect to include your mom's birthday on that important day of your adoption journey. I'm glad your sons will be able to travel with you and see where Nadia came from. It has helped my kiddos understand their new brother after spending time at his orphanage. (And I'm sure Josi will love the individual attention with your extended family.)

Yeah!! Congrats to you, Jim & your family Kristen! And, I think Josie has the perfect idea--grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins all to yourself is an ideal fantasy world for many her age!! Hope the remaining weeks fly by (but provide all th time needed for preparations) & look forward to lots of posts & pics when Nadia meets her family!!

"To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways: we do not know what a day may bring forth. This is generally said with a sigh of sadness. It should rather be an expression of breathless expectation."- Oswald Chambers

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About Me

I am a Northern Gal transplanted in the South for over 20 years now. I have a wonderful husband who is the best partner God could have given me. I have 4 terrific kiddos--3 born from my womb and one born in my heart through adoption. Join me as I chronicle our lives as newly adoptive parents and as we navigate our new normal of having 2 daughters with Down syndrome.